Old Wild West: The 10 Highest Grossing Western Genre Films, Ranked
It is undeniable that the 'Western' genre has helped make the Hollywood industry. The Western is one of the movie genres of fiction and film which are set primarily in the latter years of the 19th century until the early years of the 20th century in the Western United States which are styled as Old West or Wild West. For decades, the Western genre is among the most sought after movie genre in the early days. For numerous decades Western genre was the king of the movie industry and to this day, among the classic films are some Western genre films. Take a look at the highest grossing Western film of all time.
10 Open Range
was released last August 15, 2003 and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Touchstone Pictures. The film has grossed $58 million domestically and $68 million on the worldwide box office. The film directed by Kevin Costner is about Boss Spearman played by Robert Duvall together with his cowhands Charley played by Kevin Costner and Mose played by Abraham Benrubi who drive cattle across the large expanse of the country.
9 3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma was released last September 7, 2007 and was distributed by Lionsgate Films and Relativity Media. The film has grossed $53 million domestically and resulted to $71 million on the worldwide box office. The movie directed by James Mangold is about outlaw Ben Wade played by actor and director Russell Crowe who terrorizes during the 1800s in Arizona until he was finally apprehended. Wade must now face a trial and Dan Evans played by Christian Bale decided to volunteer to escort him to the train.
8 The Hateful Eight
The Hateful Eight was released last December 25, 2015 and was distributed by The Weinstein Company. The film has grossed $54 million domestically and resulted to $156.5 million on the worldwide box office. The movie directed by Quentin Tarantino is about bounty hunter named John "The Hangman" Ruth played by Kurt Russell who goes after the fugitive prisoner played by Jennifer Jason Leigh. The two of them encountered another bounty hunter played by Samuel L. Jackson who has introduced himself as a sheriff.
7 Shanghai Knights
Shanghai Knights was released last February 7, 2003 and was distributed by Touchstone Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film has grossed $60 million domestically and $91 million on the worldwide box office. The movie directed by David Dobkin is about Chon Wang played by Chinese Actor and filmmaker Jackie Chan and Roy O'Bannon played by Owen Wilson who are now back in the saddle but they are off the range since they are out to settle a score in the civilized London.
6 Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Noon was released last May 26, 2000 and was distributed by Touchstone Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film has resulted to $56 million domestically and $96 million on the worldwide box office. The film directed by Tom Dey is about the bumbling Chon Wang played by Jackie Chan who is working as an Imperial guard at the Forbidden City of China. However things turned complicated when Princess Wei Wei played by Lucy Liu was taken hostage and Wang decided to pursue the captors and save her.
5 The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven was released last September 23, 2016 and was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing. The film has grossed $93 million domestically and $99 million on the worldwide box office. The film directed by Antoine Fuqua is about the Bartholomew Bogue who is greedy industrialist looking for mine for some gold and decided to seize control of the town of the Rose Creek. The residents are now desperate since their lives are in jeopardy so they turn to the bounty hunter Sam Chisolm played by Denzel Washington to ask for help. The movie is so good that a lot of moviegoers believe that it is based on a true story, however The Magnificent Seven is a complete fiction.
4 Hidalgo
Hidalgo was released last March 5, 2004 and was distributed by Touchstone Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film has grossed $67 million domestically and $99.5 million on the worldwide box office. The movie directed Joe Johnston is about the rugged cowboy named Frank Hopkins played Viggo Mortensen who is an expert horseman who is performing in the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
3 The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger was released last July 2, 2013 and was released by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film has grossed $89 million domestically and $200 million on the worldwide box office. The movie directed by Gore Verbinski is about Tonto played Johnny Depp and his old companion John Reid played by Armie Hammer who want to set the record straight on their adventures as they recall their old days.
2 Django Unchained
Django Unchained was released last December 25, 2012 and was distributed by Sony Pictures, The Weinstein Company and Columbia Pictures. The movie has grossed $198 million domestically and $425 million on the worldwide box office. The film directed by Quentin Tarantino is about the aftermath of the Civil War. Just two years after the civil war, Django played by American actor Jamie Foxx who is a slave who found himself accompanying a German bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz played by Christoph Waltz who is on the mission.
1 True Grit
True Grit was released last December 22, 2010 and was distributed Paramount Pictures Studios. The film has grossed $198 million domestically and $250 million on the worldwide box office. The film directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen is about an outlaw named Tom Chaney played by Josh Brolin who murdered the father of a 14 year old farm girl named Mattie Ross played by Hailee Steinfeld. Mattie then then hired Rooster Cogburn played by Jeff Bridges to help her find the murderer of her father.
Sources: The Numbers, Box Office Mojo, IMDB
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